þweán
to wash ⬩ to anoint.
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Ðæt sylfe wæter ðæt hí ða bán mid ðwógan, 3, 11; S. 535, 33. Ðæt wæter wæs gedréfed, ðonne ðǽr micel folc hiera fét and honda on ðwógon, Past. 16; Swt. 105, 22. Þwógan, Blickl. Homl. 149, 6. Þwógon, Gen. 43, 24.
ge-wæsc
a washing up ⬩ overflow of water ⬩ alluvio
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a washing up or overflow of water; alluvio Wætera gewæsc aquarum alluvio, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Wrt. Voc. 55, 26
Linked entry: wæsc
un-feferig
Not feverish
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Not feverish Syle drincan on wíne, gif hé unfeferig sý; gif hé on fefere sý, syle drincan him on wætere, Lchdm. i. 164, 19
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CLIF
A CLIFF, rock, steep descent ⬩ promon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium
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Ðú hluttor lǽtest wæter of clife clǽnum thou lettest forth clear waters from the pure rock, Exon. 55a; Th. 194, 11; Az. 137: Bt. Met. Fox 5, 25; Met. 5, 13. Se ðe gecyrde clyf on wyllan wætera qui convertit rupem in fontes aquarum, Ps. Spl. M.
þurh-þráwan
to twist through
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to twist through [Se wǽte of húse dropaþ on stán ... and ðane stán þurhþurleþ and þurhþreáwþ, Lchdm. iii. 104, 11]
ge-þawenian
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To moisten; hūmectāre Hió mid ðæm wætere weorþeþ [weorþaþ, MS.] geþawened it is moistened with the water, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 204; Met. 20, 102
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ge-freósan
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To freeze Gefruron swá swá weallas wæteru, gefruron ýþa on middele sǽs gelauerunt tamquam muros aquae, gelauerunt fluctus in media maris, Ps. Rdr. 281, 8
wering
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A dam Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit bið gepynd, hit fundaþ wið ðæs ðe hit ǽr from com . . . Ac gif sió pynding wierð onpennad, oððe sió wering wirð tóbrocen, ðonne tófléwð hit eall, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 8. v. werian, <b>I a</b>; be-werung
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flód-wudu
Flood-wood ⬩ a ship ⬩ mărīnum lignum ⬩ nāvis
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Flood-wood, a ship; mărīnum lignum, nāvis Swá we ofer cald wæter ceólum líðan, geond sídne sǽ flódwudu fergen as if we journey in vessels over the cold water, convey our ships through the wide sea, Exon. 20a; Th. 53, 21; Cri. 854
orþian
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Ðurh ðá orðunge þe se sácerd on þæt wæter orðað, Wlfst. 36, 4. Se hálga gást orðað (spirat) þǽr hé wyle, eác is tó witenne ꝥ hé orðað (aspirat) þonne hé wyle, Gr. D. 146, 11-14. Orþode palpauit, Germ. 402, 73. Add
ge-tǽsan
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To pluck, tease; carpĕre Nim wǽte wulle wel getǽsede take wet wool well teased, Herb. 178, 6; Lchdm. i. 312, 13
slyppe
A viscous, slimy substance
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A viscous, slimy substance Wyrc slypan of wætere and of axsan, genim finol, wyl on ðære slyppan, Lchdm. iii. 38, 2
regn-lic
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Regnlice wæteru pluuiales aquas, Ps. Rdr. 77, 44. Add
be-dífan
To plunge ⬩ immerse
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.), immerse Heó wearð gelǽdd tó sumre eá and on wætere bedýfed (in aquam mersa), Gr. D. 73, 24
heáfod-bæþ
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Weliges leáf wylle on wætere, þweah mid þý, Lch. ii. 156, 1
fisc-cynn
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Saga mé, hú fela is fisccynna on wætere? Ic ðé secge vi and xx, Sal. K. p. 190, 20: 204, 9. Add
ongemet-hát
Exceedingly hot
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Exceedingly hot Wyl on wætere, beþe hine mid ongemethátum boil in water, foment him with it exceedingly hot, Lchdm. ii. 338, 22
cwicbeám-rind
Bark of quickbeam
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Bark of quickbeam Wyl on wætere cwicbeámrinde boil bark of quickbeam in water, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 12: 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 5
ge-sceorf
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Sceal him mon sellan hát wæter drincan, þonne stilð ꝥ gesceorf, 240, 23. Þis deáh eác þám þe ꝥ gesceorf ðrowiað, 176, 22
onfónd-lic
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That is to be received On ǽte and on wǽte, oþþe on óþrum anfóndlicum and sellendlicum þingum (dandis atque accipiendis rebus). Chrd. 110, 8